Have you ever come to the library and seen the canvas bags sitting on top of the book shelves? Have you ever wondered what those bags contained?
These bags are called
SOAR Bags and each one has books and activities pertaining to a single subject.
Like what you ask?
Like our Shapes and Colors
bag to help younger children learn the names of colors and shapes in fun ways
using books and puzzles. We also have a Family bag filled with books and
puppets that can be used to tell your own family stories. Or you can keep it
seasonal with our Pumpkin bag that has an activity sheet along with various
books and toy pumpkins.
If you go down the aisle
with our games, you will find our Discovery boxes. Again, each box contains
books and items based on a single subject. Here you can find a box filled with
items on China that include a Chinese New Year’s dragon puppet. The Simple
Machines box features pulleys and other mechanical items that you can build.
The Painting box includes a number of different styled brushes along with books
about artists.
In this aisle we also have story bags. Each
bag contains a single book along with a toy or plush animal to go with the
theme of the book. You can find books with math, science, social studies, or
literacy subjects. You can also find bags that are about storytelling and
holidays.
These Soar bags,
Discovery boxes, and Storybags make for fun activities to do with children in
pre-school through primary grade school. They could also be used for home
schooling lessons as many contain suggested activities sheets.
Please note that you can
only check out three of these kits, in any combination, at a time.
Have questions? Call us at 815-939-1696.
Check out our program
calendar when you stop in.
Storytime takes place every
Wednesday at 10:15 A.M. with Mr. William reading a picture book or two and
leading us through a fun craft matching the theme of the book.
Come visit with us
at the Fall Art Stroll at Perry
Farm on Saturday,
September 23. We will be there starting at 11:00
A.M. and stay through 4:00 P.M. We will have a fun craft and Lucky is
making an appearance.
Have an Adult Craft Night Out at our Adult Craft Night which takes
place on Monday, September 25
at 6:30 P.M. when we create Scarecrow Wine Bottle Luminaries. Space is limited so please
register for this program. All supplies are provided, there is no fee for
this program.
Writer's Group will be held
on Tuesday, September 26 at 6:30
P.M. A writer's group is a community of writers who come together
to share their work, provide feedback, and support each other in their writing
endeavors. It can be a great way to improve your writing skills, get
inspiration, and connect with other writers.
Have an adult night out at our Adult Craft Night which takes place on Monday, October 02 at 6:30 P.M. when
we make a Pumpkin Sugar Scrub. Space
is limited so please register for this program. All supplies are provided,
there is no fee for this program.
Have questions about using Word or Excel or how to get around
on the World Wide Web? Come in during Drop-in Tech Help day from 10:00 A.M. –
12:00 noon on Friday, October 6. Staff will do their best to help you solve
your problem.
We invite grade-school kids to attend our Mini Planet
Luminaries craft day on Saturday, October 7 at 12:00 noon. By using a ping-pong
ball, some paint, and a battery-operated tea light, you can create a planet
that lights up and is super cute. All supplies are provided, there is no fee
for this program.
You don’t have to have a library card to attend our programs
but you do if you want to check out books.
The process for getting a card is simple. Stop in with your
Driver’s license or State ID and a piece of mail to verify your address.
Persons under the age of 18 will need a parent’s signature. If you live outside
of Limestone Township but not in another library district (such as Fossil Ridge
or Kankakee), you may need to pay a non-resident fee.
For students aged 5-17
who live in the Herscher school district but not in Limestone Township,
Kankakee, or Fossil Ridge library districts, it is possible to get a Non-Resident Cards for Kids library card.
This will give children who normally wouldn’t have access to a library card an
option to utilize the library to its fullest.
Please check our website
at www.limestonelibrary.org as well as
Facebook and Instagram pages for updates.
Any questions? Call us at 815-939-1696, email us
at info@limestonelibrary.org, or message us at
Facebook or Instagram.
